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kumquat
Joined: 15 Oct 2009
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Location: Northern California Foothills, zone 8a
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| Posted: Sun 18 Oct, 2009 11:14 pm |
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Right now the only cold hardy citrus I have is a nagami kumquat. At HD today they had calamondins and yuzu lemons. How hardy are these two citrus? What can the fruit be used for? Bearing times? What are some other cold hardy citrus?
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Laaz
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Location: Dorchester County, South Carolina
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| Posted: Sun 18 Oct, 2009 11:35 pm |
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Yuzu is the hardier of the two and mine are ripening up now. Yuzu can be used as a lemon in the kitchen and is also used for the zest. Cals are great squeezed on steaks & burgers.
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kumquat
Joined: 15 Oct 2009
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Location: Northern California Foothills, zone 8a
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| Posted: Mon 19 Oct, 2009 1:20 pm |
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Thanks. I may just get both. 
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Skeeter
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Location: Pensacola, FL zone 9
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| Posted: Mon 19 Oct, 2009 1:55 pm |
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Satsumas should make it in 8a. My sister's made it thru 17 F without protection last yr.
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kumquat
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Location: Northern California Foothills, zone 8a
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| Posted: Mon 19 Oct, 2009 11:28 pm |
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I'll give those a try too since it usually doesn't get into the teens here.
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gaia-project
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Location: Vosges - FRANCE
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| Posted: Tue 03 Nov, 2009 8:31 pm |
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Yuzu is very popular in Japan, where it use to cook. The price of this fruit can be expensive.
Yuzu can resist to -15°C, and restart from roots if it not graft.
In zone 8a I think you can test Citrus keraji, unshui, and all Poncirus hybrids.
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Las Palmas Norte
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Location: Lantzville, Vancouver Island
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| Posted: Thu 05 Nov, 2009 6:50 am |
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| Skeeter wrote: | | Satsumas should make it in 8a. My sister's made it thru 17 F without protection last yr. |
17°F would be rated as 8b. Overhead frost protection is always advisable.
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Skeeter
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Location: Pensacola, FL zone 9
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| Posted: Thu 05 Nov, 2009 1:40 pm |
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| Las Palmas Norte wrote: | | Skeeter wrote: | | Satsumas should make it in 8a. My sister's made it thru 17 F without protection last yr. |
17°F would be rated as 8b. Overhead frost protection is always advisable.
Cheers, Barrie. |
Actually, my sister's tree is under the canopy of a large pecan tree. Eventhough the pecan tree is bare in winter, I think the canopy helps a good deal.
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